Shipping emissions worldwide

Statistics report on global maritime emissions

Shipping emissions worldwide

The shipping industry is hugely important to the global economy, transporting an estimated 90 percent of traded goods around the world in vessels like bulk carriers, oil tankers, and container ships. However, shipping is also a big contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

This statistics report presents a range of figures covering global shipping emissions. With a focus on greenhouse gases (GHG), it also includes statistics on shipping-related air pollutants, emissions of major shipping companies and vessel types, as well as an outlook for the coming decades.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global shipping industry key emissions indicators 2023
  • Premium Statistic Hard-to-abate sector GHG emissions shares worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Breakdown of CO₂ emissions in the transportation sector worldwide 2024, by sub sector
  • Premium Statistic Global international shipping GHG emission reduction targets 2030-2050
  • Premium Statistic Transport volume of worldwide maritime trade 1990-2023

GHG emissions

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  • Premium Statistic Global international shipping CO₂ emissions 1970-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global merchant fleet CO₂ emissions 2019-2023, by month
  • Premium Statistic CO₂ emissions in international shipping 2022-2023, by ship type
  • Premium Statistic Global shipping CO₂ emissions shares 2019-2023, by ship type
  • Premium Statistic Global shipping CO₂ emissions 2022, by ownership country

Air pollutants

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  • Premium Statistic Global shipping air pollutant emissions 2022, by pollutant
  • Premium Statistic International shipping sulfur dioxide emissions 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global shipping black carbon emissions 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global shipping nitrogen oxide emissions 1970-2022

Companies

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  • Premium Statistic Leading container ship operators - owned and chartered ships 2025
  • Premium Statistic Moeller-Maersk's GHG emissions 2022-2024, by scope
  • Premium Statistic COSCO SHIPPING Lines GHG emissions 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Hapag-Lloyd's GHG emissions 2017-2024
  • Premium Statistic CMA CGM Group's maritime emissions 2022-2024, by scope
  • Premium Statistic Carnival Corporation plc GHG emissions 2019-2024

Outlook

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  • Premium Statistic Global investment required for net zero emissions 2023-2050, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Global transport CO₂ emissions in the net zero scenario 2010-2050, by mode
  • Premium Statistic Global international shipping GHG emission pathways 2024-2050, by scenario
  • Premium Statistic Shipping industry emission intensity 2023-2050, by scenario
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